Fried Okra Tacos Recipe

Fried Okra Tacos Recipe

Fried okra makes for one crunchy vegetarian taco

Leave it to Southern Living magazine to pen a cookbook featuring the very best of Southern fried food. While we're crazy about their buttery, booze-spiked confections and ways with bourbon, there's something about the Southern way of strategic deep-frying that really hits home. These okra tacos are fried food as it was meant to be.

Leave it to Southern Living magazine to pen a cookbook featuring the very best of Southern fried food. While we’re crazy about their buttery, booze-spiked confections and ways with bourbon, there’s something about the Southern way of strategic deep-frying that really hits home. These okra tacos are fried food as it was meant to be.

A tip from the authors:

“A sprinkling of sugar in the cornmeal coating caramelizes as the okra cooks, creating a crisp, golden crust.”

Fried Okra Tacos Recipe

Prep Time:
45 minutes

Cook Time:
10 minutes

Serving Size:
8 cups

Ingredients

1
pound
fresh okra, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

3/4
cup
buttermilk

1 1/2
cups
self-rising white cornmeal mix

1
teaspoon
salt

1
teaspoon
sugar

1/4
teaspoon
ground red pepper

vegetable oil

Fresh tomato salsa

3
cups
tomatoes, seeded and diced

1
large
avocado, diced

1/2
cup
green onions, chopped

1/3
cup
fresh cilantro, chopped

1 1/2
teaspoons
balsamic vinegar

1/2
teaspoon
seasoned salt

table salt, to taste

hot sauce, to garnish

Directions

For the tacos:

Stir together okra and buttermilk in a large bowl.

Stir together cornmeal mix and next 3 ingredients in a separate large bowl. Remove okra from buttermilk, in batches, using a slotted spoon, discarding buttermilk.

Dredge in cornmeal mixture, and place in a wire-mesh strainer. Shake off excess.